Mocha Nespresso Cake

Many people have Nespresso machines in their kitchens and in this recipe I show you how to use it for baking. This is a simple recipe with yummy results. You’ll need to make an espresso and let it cool slightly before using it in the cake mix.

I use Cake Liners (for quick clean up) and two round cake tins. You need to preheat the oven to 180 Fan.

Ingredients

For cake:

175g salted butter

170g caster sugar

3 eggs, beaten

50g cocoa powder

3 tbsp milk

2 tsp espresso

175g self raising flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

For Frosting:

350g icing sugar

12g unsalted butter

40g cocoa powder

40 mls milk

1/4 tsp espresso

Method

Beat butter and sugar together in your electric mixer, until light and fluffy.

Slowly add eggs, espresso and milk.

Fold in flour, baking powder and cocoa powder.

Mix well until smooth and then split between the cake tins.

Bake for 18-22 minutes.

To make the frosting, combine the icing sugar, unsalted butter, milk, cocoa powder, milk, espresso and beat for 3-5 minutes on medium speed.